National serviceman Joshua Lau Jin Quan wins first prize at the National Piano & Violin Competition in Singapore. The competition featured performances with the NPVC Orchestra and showcased six musical talents in six concerto performances.
National serviceman Joshua Lau Jin Quan , a supreme figure of composure in Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto in B flat major (Op.19) was the first prize winner.The National Piano & Violin Competition (NPVC), Singapore ’s premier music competitive musical platform, returned to Victoria Concert Hall on Dec 2 and 3.
The finals of the Artist categories also saw an upgrade from mere piano accompaniment with the return of concertos performed with the NPVC Orchestra (Singapore Symphony in all but name) conducted by Joshua Tan. This made for two very satisfying concerts showcasing six musical talents in six concerto performances. The piano finals on Dec 2 was an all-Beethoven affair, opening with university undergraduate Long Jing Xuan in the Fourth Piano Concerto in G major (Op.58). Technically and interpretively the most difficult concerto of five, it received a very musical reading despite him betraying nerves with some missed notes and the occasional brief desynchronisation with the orchestr
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